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THE BLIND ASSASSIN
Margaret Atwood
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THE BLIND ASSASSIN

A Novel

by Margaret Atwood

Nan A. Talese/Doubleday · 2007

Peak rank

#6

Weeks on list

5

Chart History

#1510152000

5 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, peaking at #6

The bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments weaves together strands of gothic suspense, romance, and science fiction into one utterly spellbinding narrative, beginning with the mysterious death of a young woman named Laura Chase in 1945. Decades later, Laura’s sister Iris recounts her memories of their childhood, and of the dramatic deaths that have punctuated their wealthy, eccentric family’s history. Intertwined with Iris’s account are chapters from the scandalous novel that made Laura famous, in which two illicit lovers amuse each other by spinning a tale of a blind killer on a distant planet. These richly layered stories-within-stories gradually illuminate the secrets that have long haunted the Chase family, coming together in a brilliant and astonishing final twist.

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Details

ISBN-13
9780307428172
ISBN-10
0307428176
Published
2007
Pages
546
Publisher
Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
Google rating
4.0(21)
Categories
Fiction

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